Does anyone else think that Suzuka's personality is a little forced? I mean, she was ms. ice-queen before she left for the States and now that she's back she's friendlier than Miki is. Of course, it may just be a mistake on the mangaka's part, but personally, I'd like to see that kind of development in her character.

Boring chapter really, nothing that you couldn’t predict by following the character motivations in the past chapters.

Yamato is indecisive as ever.
Suzuka does not give a damn about Yamato.
Saki establishes the purpose of her character - to either:

A) Get Suzuka to become jealous of Yamato.

or

B) Get Suzuka to pity him.

(As if that wasn’t already known.)

Suzuka’s personality hasn’t changed yet. She is rather distant toward Yamato, but anyone would be after spending that much time apart. Saki as a character is nothing more than another stepping stone to the inevitable.

I’m just waiting for the flashbacks and cut-scenes of what Suzuka accomplished in America. The track aspect has been nothing short of a farce past the inital character development between Suzuka and Yamato. It should be a key in how the manga is going to end.

I personally think this manga will be an antithesis of Ichigo 100% and Love Hina: with the lead female changing drastically rather than the lead male. Quite a few aspects of the manga already point toward something like this to happen.